Monthly Archives: June 2010
School’s out Friday
Yes, it is Saturday now back in Melbourne, but I’m in Denver, Colorado right now and it’s still Friday here! Pixar have been flooding the social networks with advertising for Toy Story 3. This mosaic video is a nice way … Continue reading
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MICDS – Reinventing the Media Centre
Today I presented at MICDS, St. Louis. It was a half day session for Teacher Librarians about how we can reinvent the Media Centre (what we’d call the Library in Australia). The outline for the session was this; Working as … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
If you live in a soccer charged household like I do, then you’ll be immersed in World Cup fever right now. And that means you’ll be dealing with the unceasing drone of the the Vuvuzela, an instrument I’d never heard … Continue reading
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Teaching the teachers – the words of Mark Pesce
If you’re an educator today, and you aren’t reading the words of futurist Mark Pesce, then you ought to rectify that immediately. He presented at a conference in Wollongong today (I know not whom for, but it definitely was connected … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
I saw this video featured on a morning television show this week. I’d seen it quite awhile ago, and was very happy to be reminded of it. It’s one of those videos that always raises a smile, particularly for those … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
If you haven’t yet come across this I’m sure you’ll find it amusing. This is the students and faculty from the University of Washington’s Information School and their ‘Librarians do Gaga‘ effort. I’m sure Lady Gaga would approve! I love … Continue reading
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